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The Rival Earls
To save her family's fortune, a headstrong young woman is betrothed to her brother's bitterest rival, never thinking that, sometimes, honor and duty can lead to love.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 1996
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Elisabeth Kidd
13 books7 followersElisabeth Kidd is the Regency romance identity of Linda Triegel, who was born in Manhattan to immigrant parents (Mom German, Dad Estonian), the oldest of 3 daughters. Her dad Erich moved the family to Connecticut when Linda was about 4, where he bought land and began building summer homes for not-so-affluent New Yorkers, which made him very popular! Mom Erika was a musician and artist.
After high school, she attended Mills College in California, then Middlebury College, both of which gave her the option of a year abroad (both in Madrid). After graduation, she moved to London where she worked in a bank for three years. There she discovered the novels of Georgette Heyer and was rapidly addicted. Being literally in the perfect place to research the period, she learned a lot and soon conceived the idea of writing a book of her own. She finished it while still living in London and had the honor of being rejected by two of the best publishers in Britain before she returned home. (That book was eventually revised and published by Avon in 1984 as The Dancers' Land.)
She began writing Regency romances under the pen name Elisabeth Kidd in the 1980s, luckily just when the romance market was booming, and her first five of eight titles were published by Walker & Co., with two later novels from Signet. All her previous Regencies are now available as e-books from www.RegencyReads.com and Amazon, and she has just added a new title, No Match for Lizzie, to the list.
In addition to her novels (including another romance set in the Belle Epoque which she is revising to republish), Linda has had three short stories published, the most recent available in an e-anthology from Amazon titled Love is All You Need). She has also done local reporting for newspapers in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, where she lived for several years before moving to her current home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She also writes theater reviews and travel articles—mostly because loves going to the theater and traveling!—and is working on a cozy mystery series.
After high school, she attended Mills College in California, then Middlebury College, both of which gave her the option of a year abroad (both in Madrid). After graduation, she moved to London where she worked in a bank for three years. There she discovered the novels of Georgette Heyer and was rapidly addicted. Being literally in the perfect place to research the period, she learned a lot and soon conceived the idea of writing a book of her own. She finished it while still living in London and had the honor of being rejected by two of the best publishers in Britain before she returned home. (That book was eventually revised and published by Avon in 1984 as The Dancers' Land.)
She began writing Regency romances under the pen name Elisabeth Kidd in the 1980s, luckily just when the romance market was booming, and her first five of eight titles were published by Walker & Co., with two later novels from Signet. All her previous Regencies are now available as e-books from www.RegencyReads.com and Amazon, and she has just added a new title, No Match for Lizzie, to the list.
In addition to her novels (including another romance set in the Belle Epoque which she is revising to republish), Linda has had three short stories published, the most recent available in an e-anthology from Amazon titled Love is All You Need). She has also done local reporting for newspapers in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, where she lived for several years before moving to her current home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She also writes theater reviews and travel articles—mostly because loves going to the theater and traveling!—and is working on a cozy mystery series.
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October 26, 2021
Clean historical romance with a happy ending
The characters are both lovely people with very few flaws and obvious love and attraction for one another. All the goodness and positivity makes the conflict seem very forced and unrealistic. Even at the end of the story the explanation of why the family feud exists isn’t clear or very solid.
The settings were lovely, the canal boat in particular made me wish I could spend an afternoon onboard. The dialogue was okay. The pace was mostly slow and steady after a quick start.
Minimal violence. No sex. Mild language.
The characters are both lovely people with very few flaws and obvious love and attraction for one another. All the goodness and positivity makes the conflict seem very forced and unrealistic. Even at the end of the story the explanation of why the family feud exists isn’t clear or very solid.
The settings were lovely, the canal boat in particular made me wish I could spend an afternoon onboard. The dialogue was okay. The pace was mostly slow and steady after a quick start.
Minimal violence. No sex. Mild language.
Displaying 1 of 1 review